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Europe's Cryosat-2 spacecraft will be sent into orbit on Thursday to monitor ice cover at the Earth's poles.
It will launch atop a converted intercontinental ballistic missile from the Baikonur cosmodrome in Kazakhstan.
Cryosat-2 is a copy of the spacecraft destroyed in 2005 when its rocket failed five minutes after lift-off.

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Timeline - launch activities 8 April 2010


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Mission timeEvent
07:57:00-08:00:00Start of countdown
09:57:00-06:00:00Spacecraft switch-on
13:57:00-02:00:00ESA Mission Control Team on console in ESOC/Main Control Room
14:17:00-01:40:00Satellite in Launch Mode
15:07:00-00:50:00Command from LCC to switch to internal power
15:07:00-00:50:00ESA Mission Control Team confirms GO for launch
15:17:00-00:38:00LCC announces "CryoSat-2 GO for launch"
15:37:00-00:20:00Launch teams evacuate silo area
15:42:00-00:15:00Start of launcher automated sequence
15:52:00-00:05:00Last possibility for launch abort by ESA
15:54:00-00:03:00LCC reports "Dnepr GO for launch"
15:54:04-00:02:56START button pressed at LCC
15:56:05-00:00:55"Launch readiness 1 minute" from LCC
15:57:00+00:00:00Launcher switches to internal inertial control
15:57:04 +00:00:04 Engine ignition; launcher lift-off
15:58:50+00:01:50First stage separation
16:02:09+00:05:09Payload fairing separation
16:02:54+00:05:54Second stage separation
16:13:43+00:16:28CryoSat-2 separation
16:13:47+00:16:41CryoSat S-band radio transmitter switch ON
16:14:00+00:17:00Malindi station: expected acquisition of signal (AOS)
16:28:11+00:31:11Troll station AOS
17:23:13+01:26:13Svalbard station AOS
17:26:31+01:26:31Kiruna station AOS
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All times subject to change Event may not happen at the precise time stated; time indicated may be start/end of a time slot The mission clock starts when the launcher switches to internal inertial control, 4 seconds before liftoff Tracking stations: Malindi (Kenya), Troll (Antarctica), Svalbard (Norway), Kiruna (Sweden) LCC: Launch Control Centre at Baikonur || AOS: acquisition of signal
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CryoSat-2 installed in launch silo

In readiness for launch on 8 April, ESA's CryoSat-2 ice satellite has now joined the rest of the Dnepr rocket in the launch silo at the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan.
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A UK-led satellite designed to monitor changes in ice cover at the poles will launch at 14:57 UK time on 8 April 2010 from the Baikonur cosmodrome in Kazakhstan.
The European Space Agency's CryoSat-2 will measure the thickness of Arctic and Antarctic ice with unprecedented accuracy and tell scientists how melting polar ice affects ocean circulation patterns, sea level and global climate.

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Climate scientists are not usually concerned about the launch of new satellites. But at 2:57pm on 8 April, a UK-led team will be keeping everything crossed as the 140m euro CryoSat-2  satellite lifts off from the Baikonur cosmodrome in Kazakhstan. Any uncharacteristic superstition will be because these scientists have tasted bitter disappointment before: five years ago, the precursor CryoSat probe crashed into the sea minutes after launch, destroying years of work in the process.
The European Space Agency (Esa) CryoSat-2 mission will provide scientists with measurements of the thickness of Arctic and Antarctic ice with an accuracy unmatched until now. Scientists will then be able to track how melting polar ice is affecting ocean currents, sea levels and the overall global climate.

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CryoSat-2 Spacecraft Operations Manager: Interview with Nic Mardle

Nic Mardle is the Spacecraft Operations Manager (SOM) for CryoSat-2, and is responsible for ensuring that the satellite is properly controlled and for managing the Flight Control Team. She brings a wealth of experience to the team, having served as SOM for the first CryoSat and, like the CryoSat community in general, is looking forward to the satisfaction of seeing it finally in orbit.
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New launch date for CryoSat-2 confirmed

The technical issue with the second stage of the Dnepr rocket that delayed the launch of ESA's Earth Explorer CryoSat-2 satellite in February has now been resolved - and the new launch date of 8 April has been set.
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The launch of the CryoSat 2 satellite atop a Dnepr rocket from the Baikonur Cosmodrome has been rescheduled to the 6th April, 2010.

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